Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 438: Sharp Weapon
The venue for the exercise was chosen on the beach next to the restaurant, with a wide view and flat terrain. Standing on the outer terrace of the restaurant, Gu Yunji and others could have a commanding view of most of the beach and see the situation clearly. .

After a little preparation, soldiers from both sides came on stage and took up positions on the beach.

There were 100 people on both sides. Since it was just a drill and could not harm the opponent's life, the weapons had iron tips and the swords were not sharpened. Certain protective measures were taken.

The soldiers wore armor made of a kind of local grass vine. This grass vine has low toughness and becomes brittle and hard after drying. If it is hit with a hard object, it will inevitably be damaged or dented.Wear it on your body, and after the exercise is over, check the damage of the armor to know the "casualties" of the soldiers and determine the winner.

Both sides were ready. Su Qi and Shui Sanzi left the restaurant and headed to the beach to serve as their own commanders.

Shui Sanzi took a few cursory glances at the officers and soldiers at the court, and saw that they were all solemn in appearance and tall in stature. Any one of them was much stronger than ordinary people. At first glance, they were rare elite soldiers.Just looking at the appearance and body shape, the people on Tao Lian were already at a disadvantage before the exercise officially started.

Shui Sanzi's face changed slightly when he saw this, but then his thoughts changed, and he thought that these 100 people were probably elite soldiers that the imperial court had searched many places to find, and he couldn't help but look sarcastic:

"Hey - these soldiers under General Su are rare. Even the personal guards of the generals can hardly have such grace. Could it be that they secretly returned to the capital and pulled over the imperial guards around the emperor?"

Su Qi was too lazy to pay attention to him. He walked towards his own area without looking back and climbed onto the command platform behind the soldiers.

Shui Sanzi couldn't keep his face, and cursed in his heart: Why are you so arrogant? The soldiers who were put together from here and there have very poor tacit understanding. Even if they are taller and stronger than others, they are just embroidered pillows that are useless and will only be used by others later. Beaten to death and fled!
After the commanders of both sides were in place, the soldiers also displayed their weapons and stood up to wait for the official start.

To put it bluntly, Tao Lian was a big pirate. He was engaged in both trading and robbing families. He was extremely rich.Everyone under his command wore boots made of fine leather, soft armor, and weapons made of fine iron.

Even though there are no Japanese or samurai swords in their 100-person team, this combat configuration has surpassed most of the imperial garrison troops.Not to mention that they are all thieves who lick blood at the tip of their swords. They have rich fighting experience, which is incomparable to the guards and garrison troops who were born from farmers.

If the people fighting against them today were ordinary officers and soldiers of the Shaoxing Guard, their defeat would almost be certain.

Compared with Shui Sanzi's uniform long swords, Su Qi's weapons were diverse, including shields, spears, muskets, short knives... and even bamboos.

Shui Sanzi rubbed his eyes, thinking that he had seen it wrong, but when he took a closer look, he saw that it was indeed bamboo.He was stunned for a moment, and then burst out into loud laughter: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha... Bamboo, Su Qi, this is an exercise, do you think it's just playing house? Take two bamboos to the battlefield, I'll wait for you later I'll give it to you!"

Facing a group of laughing soldiers on the other side, Su Qi stood tall and straight on the command podium, his expression unchanged at all.

The "bamboo" in Shui Sanzi's mouth is the improved "broom weapon". In the history of Gu Yunji's previous life, it also had a special name - Langzhen.

Gu Yunji successfully resisted the attack of Su Qi's long knife with a broom sweeping the floor. In Shen Boyi's original idea, he imitated the broom with fine iron to make a weapon with many branches, which could stab and block. It is covered with poison, so that the Japanese pirates will come but not come back.

However, it was discovered during actual practice that in order to achieve a better blocking effect, the size of the "broom" becomes very large. If it is made entirely of fine iron, the weight is quite heavy. Let alone a soldier, even three or four adults Even if a man works together, he may not be able to use it flexibly.However, if in order to reduce the weight, it is made hollow and the solid iron is turned into an iron pipe, the hardness will be reduced, and the tip of the weapon will be particularly easy to be cut off.Moreover, this kind of weapon is made in one piece and will wear out to a certain extent almost every time it is used. Once the front end is cut off, it can only be replaced entirely. The cost of doing so is too great and the court cannot afford it.

Iron is too fragile and can hardly be called a weapon; iron is too bulky, difficult to replace, and extremely costly.In a dilemma between the two sides, Shen Boyi thought of the material of the broom itself - bamboo.

The local Moso Bamboo has a hard texture. Select bamboo branches of suitable size and length, remove the excess relatively soft branches, and leave bamboo branches with good toughness and strength. Iron them with fire to make them into the desired shape, and then brush them on the bamboo. It is filled with tung oil to prevent insects and moths. Finally, a sharp blade is installed on the tip of the bamboo pole and poison is applied, and the wolf whisk is completed.

This not only ensures combat effectiveness, but also is light and easy to move. Moreover, there are many moso bamboos in the local area, the price is low, and the cost of replacement is very low. It doesn't matter even if you replace one moso bamboo at a time. It is simply an excellent weapon to resist Japanese pirates.

Mei Feng left the recruitment and training of the new anti-Japanese army to Shen Baiyi and Su Qi. At this time, except Gu Yunji, everyone saw this Langzhen for the first time.

Seeing the pirates on the opposite side laughing so arrogantly, Mei Feng asked worriedly: "Master Shen, are you sure this bamboo... wolf bamboo can really be used as a weapon?"

Shen Baiyi's eyes were fixed on the soldiers below, and he clenched his hands unconsciously. After a while, he said: "... Governor Mei, don't worry, the wolf's sword is a sharp weapon to assassinate Japanese pirates, and it will definitely be used in exercises."

That's what he said, but Shen Boyi himself didn't know for sure.

He has repeatedly demonstrated the usability of the wolf fork many times. Soldiers have been using the wolf fork for training in the past two months. During the process, he has not found anything wrong, and the feedback has even been very good.But after all, he has never experienced actual combat, and the battlefield situation is changing rapidly. It is still unclear whether Langzhen can withstand this test.

At this time, a hand put on his shoulder soothingly, with a very reassuring power, instantly soothing the tension in Shen Baiyi's heart.He turned his head and saw Gu Yunji smiling at him:

"Don't worry, Master Shen. With Duke Dingguo here, Lang Zhen will be fine, and your anti-Japanese formation will be fine too. We just have to see how they are beaten to a pulp later."

Shen Boyi responded with a smile: "Okay."

After preparations were completed on both sides, the drill officially began with the sound of a horn.

One hundred soldiers were divided into two teams, the front and rear. The 50 people in the vanguard pointed their weapons forward and walked towards the pirate formation on the opposite side with powerful steps.The footsteps were uniform and clear in the silent environment. The tense atmosphere began to spread, and the hearts of everyone watching in the restaurant gradually rose to their throats.

After taking dozens of steps, the soldiers all stopped and waited for the commander's order.

The commanding flag in Su Qi's hand swung forward with a clatter. He was so angry that he shouted: "Array in formation——"

(End of this chapter)